पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · March 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra117.48°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.20°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha335.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra22.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani220.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

Madurai, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:57
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:54
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:16 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:48 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:48 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9252°
Longitude: 78.1198°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868647.27
Julian Day2457112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0659°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.25°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0659°), declination 3.97°, EoT -4.66 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2015-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)